
//Copyright 1997-2009 Syrinx Development, Inc.
//This file is part of the Syrinx Web Application Framework (SWAF).
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using System;

namespace Swaf.Gui
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Represents a single location that a <c>IGuiElement</c> can use to display information.
	/// </summary>
	public interface ILocation
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// A text that contains a '.' delimited set of names that uniquely represent the
		/// given location.  This can be used to relocate this address from the base GUI
		/// element this location is relevant to.</summary>
		string locationAddress {get;}

		/// <summary>
		/// Returns an object that can be cast to the specfic GUI widget environment the
		/// the GUI element expects to operate in.</summary>
		object ParentElement {get;}
	}
}
